By: king_bast
30/10/2009
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A SOMALI man who claims to be 112 years old has married a 17-year old girl.
"Today God helped me realise my dream," Ahmed Mohamed Dore said, after the wedding in the region of Galguduud.
Bride Safiya Abdulle's family said she was "happy with her new husband".
Mr Dhore says he wanted to marry Safiya for a long time but waited for her to grow up.
"I didn't force her, but used my experience to convince her of my love; and then we agreed to marry," he was quoted by the BBC as saying.
He said his children and two other wives agreed to the marriage, as did Safiya's parents.
And he claimed he wants to have more children with his young bride.
The pair celebrated their marriage late Tuesday in central Somalia before hundreds of guests.
Somali adolescent girls are often married off to older men, but it is rare for a man as old as Mr Dhore to marry a girl of Safiya's age.
Mr Dhore claimed to be 112, but there was no way to verify the claim.
This marriage was his sixth; three of Mr Dhore's wives have died.
Polygamy is widely practiced in predominantly Muslim Somalia.
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By: jaykaye_09
30/10/2009
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'"I didn't force her, but used my experience to convince her of my love; and then we agreed to marry," he was quoted by the BBC as saying.'
a.k.a
I bought some IBM stock back in the early 1900's. Huh...huh...! |
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By: king_bast
30/10/2009
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| Dunno if too many somali's have stock in anything. But...I'm sure he has an impressive herd of goats or something. |
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By: jaykaye_09
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'Dunno if too many Somali's have stock in anything'
-king_bast
Most wouldn't. But this guy is freakishly old - all old people have completely obscure, unexpected, seemingly worthless (but really not) shit lying around.
I once found a whale tooth in my grandfather's house. |
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By: king_bast
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now that I think about it...he's not really that lucky at all. Even now at my tender young age, if I had to spend more than 10 minutes with a 17 year old, I'd be reaching for a sharp instrument to plunge into my ears, to put an end to the relentless stream of nauseating phrases like 'oh my god' and 'it's so like whatever'
It's not like he'd be rooting her at age 112, so there goes the upside. |
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By: jaykaye_09
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| Yes. One imagines a 112 year old would struggle with phone stamina alone if he were forced to 'talk' to a 17 year old partner. |
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By: ms.cuteandcheeky
30/10/2009
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GAWD!
112??? 17???
YUK!!!!! |
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By: aussiearisen
30/10/2009
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| Sounds like a marriage made in, Somalia. |
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By: aussiearisen
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| p.s. At 112, he possibly thinks the 17yo`s conversation sounds quite sensible. |
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By: ms.cuteandcheeky
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| ROFLMAO @ Aussie's posts lol :P |
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By: timtam125
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| I think it's sad myself...but...to each their own i guess would have to be the order of the day. I wonder if Lizzy Windsor has sent them a telegram??? |
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By: mr_rekshun
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| Is this guy Somalia's answer to a Texan Oil Billionaire or something? |
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By: aussiearisen
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| He`ll be able to help her with her homework too, especially in the subject of "history". |
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